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Willem Arnold Alting

Male 1724 - 1800  (75 years)    Has 8 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Willem Arnold Alting 
    Birth 11 Nov 1724  Groningen, Groningen, Nederland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Prominent People 1780 
    Death 7 Jun 1800  Kampong Malajoe Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 3 Siblings 
    Person ID I479118  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 4 May 2009 

    Father Gerhardus Alting,   c. 1 Apr 1694, Groningen, Gr, NL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1775, Vennebroek Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Mother Fokkelina Blencke,   c. 12 Apr 1698   bur. 5 Feb 1775, Vennebroek Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Family ID F280481  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hendrina Maria Knabe,   c. 21 Feb 1741, Batavia, Djawa-Barat, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1774 (Age ~ 32 years) 
    Marriage 24 Nov 1754  Batavia, Djawa-Barat, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elisabeth Fockelina Alting,   b. 6 Mar 1756, Batavia, Djawa-Barat, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1780, Batavia, Djawa-Barat, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)
    +2. Pieternella Gerhardina Alting,   c. 3 May 1757, Batavia, Djawa-Barat, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Maria Wilhelmina Alting,   b. 28 Jun 1758, Batavia, Djawa-Barat, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Batavia, Djawa-Barat, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. NN Alting,   b. 12 Sep 1762   d. 12 Sep 1762 (Age 0 years)
    +5. Willemina Hendrina Alting,   b. 11 Oct 1763, Batavia, Djawa-Barat, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1792, Batavia, Djawa-Barat, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)
     6. Willem Alting,   b. 7 Sep 1764, Batavia, Djawa-Barat, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1764, Batavia, Djawa-Barat, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     7. Willem Alting,   b. 12 Nov 1765, Batavia, Djawa-Barat, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1767, Batavia, Djawa-Barat, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     8. Johanna Maria Alting,   b. 1 Feb 1767, Batavia, Djawa-Barat, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1789, Cheribon Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)
    +9. Constantia Cornelia Alting,   b. 23 Sep 1770, Batavia, Djawa-Barat, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1840, Périgueux Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     10. Pieter Gerhard Alting,   b. 12 May 1772   d. 2 Jan 1773 (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F198213  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 May 2009 

    Family 2 Susanna Maria Grebel,   b. Abt 1737, Batavia, Djawa-Barat, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Feb 1779, Batavia, Djawa-Barat, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Marriage 19 Jun 1776  Batavia, Djawa-Barat, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F280493  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 May 2009 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Nov 1724 - Groningen, Groningen, Nederland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Nov 1754 - Batavia, Djawa-Barat, Indonesia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Jun 1776 - Batavia, Djawa-Barat, Indonesia Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Hij studeerde rechten in Groningen en arriveerde in 1751 in Batavia als onderkoopman: hij zou nooit meer terugkeren naar Nederland.
      In 1763 kwam hij in de Raad van Indië
      In 1777 eerste raad en directeur-generaal
      Hij werd gouverneur-generaal (1780-1797), de laatste van de VOC. Zijn bestuur werd gekenmerkt door grove misbruiken. Een speciale Commissie-generaal moest orde op zaken gaan stellen in Indië, maar bleek daartoe niet in staat. Het was een rommelige periode, ook omdat in Nederland de Bataafse Republiek was ontstaan en de Vierde Engelse Oorlog in feite de nekslag betekende voor de VOC: de Engelsen waren militair sterker op zee, de verbinding met Nederland werd bijna onmogelijk, en er kwam een einde aan de vestigingen in India en op Sumatra.
      In december 1799 gingen alle schulden en bezittingen van de VOC over naar de Bataafse Republiek.



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